Joseph James Fletcher

Joseph James Fletcher (7 January 1850 – 15 May 1926) was an Australian biologist, winner of the 1921 Clarke Medal.

His contribution to Australian herpetology is suggested to have been as an important catalyst amongst his contemporaries in assembling records and collections of Australian reptiles and amphibians, a neglected area of research. These efforts were particularly noted for his association with the Horn expedition to central Australia.

References

Bibliography

• David Macmillan, Newington College 1863–1963 (Sydney, 1963)
• Peter Swain, Newington Across the Years 1863–1998 (Sydney, 1999)

External links

• G. P. Walsh, 'Fletcher, Joseph James (1850? – 1926)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8, MUP, 1981, pp 525–526. Retrieved 21 October 2008